Which to use
“friere” and “frieren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,689
- “friere” frequency rank
- #23,522
- “frieren” frequency rank
- 73211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | friere | frieren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs frieren | Kälte empfinden, wegen der Kälte sich unwohl fühlen, niedrige Temperaturen fühlen |
Where the eye mixes friere and frieren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. friere runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against frieren's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between friere and frieren
A purely visual mix-up. friere ([ˈfʁiːʁə]) and frieren ([ˈfʁiːʁən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “friere” sits inside “frieren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
friere is recorded at frequency rank #49,689, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfʁiːʁə]. frieren is at rank #23,522, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfʁiːʁən].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 73211, this pair ranks #366,655 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of friere vs frieren
Shared letters: efir. Private to "friere": -. Private to "frieren": n.
"friere" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "frieren" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "friere" for "frieren" ever safe?
Which is more common, "friere" or "frieren"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "friere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frieren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #366,655 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "friere" and "frieren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "friere vs Friese". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #366,655 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.